Italy

7 - 26

Full Time

Australia

Australia vs Italy

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

80'

Izack Rodda has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

80'

Matt Toomua has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

79'

Try

Australia are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Will Genia touching down.

78'

The defensive line has been broken as Adam Ashley-Cooper goes through the gap.

77'

Jermaine Ainsley comes on.

76'

Scott Sio comes off.

76'

Italy have won 100 rucks so far this game.

73'

Australia have won 100 rucks so far this game.

71'

Italy decide to make a substitution, with Luca Morisi getting some game time.

71'

Italy decide to make a substitution, with Mattia Bellini being replaced.

71'

What a run here by Israel Folau as they gets over the gainline!.

70'

Australia make a substitution with Dane Haylett-Petty coming on.

69'

Australia make a substitution with Jermaine Ainsley coming off.

69'

What a tackle there by Kurtley Beale as he saves a certain try!.

68'

Australia sub Jermaine Ainsley comes onto the field.

64'

Marika Koroibete departs for Australia.

64'

Will Genia comes on for Australia.

64'

Jake Gordon leaves the field.

64'

Carlo Canna comes on.

64'

Tommaso Allan comes off.

64'

Tommaso Castello makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

63'

Italy have won 80 rucks so far this game.

62'

Tommaso Allan has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

62'

Luca Bigi comes on.

61'

Leonardo Ghiraldini comes off.

61'

Cherif Traore comes on.

61'

Andrea Lovotti comes off.

61'

Yellow Card

Scott Sio (Australia) is shown a yellow card.

59'

Italy decide to make a substitution, with Johan Meyer getting some game time.

59'

Italy decide to make a substitution, with Sebastian Negri being replaced.

59'

Italy make a substitution with Guglielmo Palazzani coming on.

59'

Italy make a substitution with Tito Tebaldi coming off.

59'

Michael Hooper has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

58'

Italy have won 60 rucks so far this game.

55'

Jake Polledri has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

53'

Australia sub Kurtley Beale comes onto the field.

52'

Bernard Foley departs for Australia.

52'

Fabulous play by Italy has led to Michele Campagnaro being able to wriggle through a gap.

51'

Jack Dempsey comes on for Australia.

50'

David Pocock leaves the field.

50'

Rob Simmons comes on.

49'

Adam Coleman comes off.

49'

Tizano Pasquali comes on.

49'

Simone Ferrari comes off.

49'

Marco Fuser comes on.

49'

Alessandro Zanni comes off.

49'

Australia have won 80 rucks so far this game.

48'

Australia decide to make a substitution, with Tatafu Polota-Nau getting some game time.

46'

Australia decide to make a substitution, with Folau Fainga'a being replaced.

46'

Australia make a substitution with Sekope Kepu coming on.

46'

Australia make a substitution with Taniela Tupou coming off.

46'

Australia sub Peter Samu comes onto the field.

46'

Jack Dempsey departs for Australia.

46'

Conversion

Tommaso Allan does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

46'

Try

Mattia Bellini intercepts the pass to race ahead and score the try for Italy.

45'

Trouble here as Mattia Bellini breaches the defence.

45'

This is dangerous for the defence as Izack Rodda bursts through to advance the Australia attack.

44'

Conversion

Matt Toomua makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

43'

Jack Dempsey played a key part in that try.

43'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Australia is finished off by Taniela Tupou.

43'

A gap opened in the defence and Taniela Tupou took full advantage.

43'

Braam Steyn has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

42'

The second half is underway.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.

40+2'

Conversion

Matt Toomua converts the try.

36'

That's a great try assist by Adam Ashley-Cooper.

35'

Try

A series of passes by Australia results in a try for Marika Koroibete.

34'

The defensive line has been broken as Marika Koroibete goes through the gap.

34'

Australia have won 60 rucks so far this game.

34'

Dean Budd has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

34'

Alessandro Zanni has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

34'

Andrea Lovotti has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

34'

Italy have won 40 rucks so far this game.

33'

Leonardo Ghiraldini has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

32'

Conversion

Matt Toomua has kicked a conversion.

30'

David Pocock sets up the try.

29'

Try

Great hands by Australia leads to a try for Marika Koroibete.

29'

What a run here by Samu Kerevi as they gets over the gainline!.

29'

Bernard Foley makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

26'

Fabulous play by Australia has led to Adam Ashley-Cooper being able to wriggle through a gap.

26'

Australia have won 40 rucks so far this game.

25'

Trouble here as Mattia Bellini breaches the defence.

19'

This is dangerous for the defence as Bernard Foley bursts through to advance the Australia attack.

14'

Australia have won 20 rucks so far this game.

14'

Jack Dempsey comes on for Australia.

13'

Peter Samu leaves the field.

13'

Italy have won 20 rucks so far this game.

10'

Matt Toomua steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

Peter Samu comes on.

Jack Dempsey comes off.

A gap opened in the defence and Jayden Hayward took full advantage.

The defensive line has been broken as Marika Koroibete goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Italy v Australia

Sat 17th November 2018, 06:00am PST

Points Flow Chart

Australia win +19

Time in lead

Mins in lead

% Of Game In Lead

65%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Genia

78'

7 - 26

Sio

59'

7 - 21

Allan

7 - 21

46'

Bellini

5 - 21

45'

Toomua

43'

0 - 21

Tupou

43'

0 - 19

Half Time

Toomua

36'

0 - 14

Koroibete

34'

0 - 12

Toomua

30'

0 - 7

Koroibete

29'

0 - 5

Start

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Italy vs Wallabies Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Italy face off against Wallabies in Internationals on Sat 17th November 2018 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:00. In South Africa it’s at 16:00 SAST, 03:00 NZST in New Zealand, 01:00 AEST in Australia and 06:00 EST in the US.

Italy won the last encounter but Italy are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with Wallabies in position 8 and Italy in position 10, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Italy vs Wallabies Squads

The official squads for Italy vs Wallabies will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.